Well, I don't know what the issue is, but I'm glad you were able to get it to work. I guess there must be other changes that are needed in other parts of PG, but I'm not sure what they are. Glad to know that the current HEAD version works for you, but sorry you had to work so hard to get it.
Davide
WeBWorK Problems
How to put primes in Formulas?
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